Technical Integrator Subject Matter Expert (SME)

501760 Technical Integrator Subject Matter Expert

Work Location: Huntsville, Alabama – Remote work is not an option

Schedule: Full Time

IronMountain Solutions is seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) Technical Integrator supporting International Apache (IA) within the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office (AAH-PMO) based in the Huntsville, AL area. Candidates should have excellent program management, organizational, and communication skills with experience in Foreign Military Sales. An ideal candidate should have experience with Army Acquisition, be highly motivated, a self-starter, and be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Job Duties:

- Provide AH-64 airframe, sensors, and sustainment expertise

- Provide FMS Total Package Approach (TPA) process planning and execution expertise to multiple customer FMS programs

- Provide FMS customer requirements expertise to the development of contract vehicles in support of multiple LOA

- Provide training and assistance in the execution of FMS programs

- Support LOR and LOA development with SAMD and FMS customers

- Assess and derive Customer-Country unique helicopter product verification requirements

- Support the project and engineering leads to obtain and manage airworthiness status and data for FMS customer airworthiness needs.

- Collaborate with Prime Contractors' program and technical leads and other personnel to ensure the integration technical work tasks are identified, defined, scheduled, resourced and executed

- Coordinate technical positions with Airworthiness and PM Apache; assist the FMS customer in securing airworthiness certifications for desired, changed, and new configurations.

- Provide overall direction and coordination of a multi-disciplined, functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), consisting of Government and Contractor personnel

- Brief and / or prepare briefings for Senior Level Officers

- Prepare Acquisition Strategies / Plans (Contractual Documentation / Performance Work Statements/Product Description Documents/Schedules), Contracting and Procurement Strategies / Plans (Contract Vehicles/LOA Line Management)

- Provide support in determining the overall strategy for FMS customer requirements and communicating the resulting strategy to all relevant stakeholders

- Perform technical assessments of contract and case deliverables and provide recommendations for approval/disapproval, to include assisting with approval/disapproval memos for associated deliverables

- Review and analyze case requirements and information, provide input into strategy options, researching available capabilities, documenting strategy decisions, and developing briefings and other material necessary to communicate the strategy

- Support management of contract execution to ensure customer technical requirements are met within cost and schedule.

- Review Contract Data Items and Technical Proposals to ensure compliance with Statement of Work (SOW)

- Prepare and produce internal and external communications including white papers, briefings, milestone decision reviews, and other special reports

- Plan, advise, coordinate, execute, communicate and control PM managed lines on FMS cases through all phases of the case life cycle and assist the APM/PM with program schedule development

- Interface with, and brief, customer-chain (e.g., SAMD, USASAC, DASA-DE&C, DSCA, State Dept., Embassy, and Customer-Country) representatives

- Provide technical and subject matter expertise advice and recommendations as requested

- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use tools or controls; normal physical activity (reach with hands and arms; climb stairs); and communicate effectively with all levels of employees and leadership. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 25 pounds.

- Other duties as required

- Travel is estimated at 25%

Education and General Experience:

- A Bachelor’s degree is desired and a minimum of 5 years’ experience (an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be used in lieu of degree).

- Knowledge of Apache AH-64 attack helicopters and their systems, subsystems and components

Clearance Requirements:

- The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance is required. Per federal requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this level of clearance

IronMountain Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer